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Oil Galley Plugs
Seven_Monkey - 22/4/10 at 08:45 AM

Hi all, the oil galley plugs on my Xflow block will not budge - has anyone got any tips for removing them?

I'm trying to rebuild the engine and I want to renew these plugs and clean out the galleys.

Thanks
Rich


snapper - 22/4/10 at 10:14 AM

If they are screw in then some heat always helps


MakeEverything - 22/4/10 at 10:29 AM

If youre clearing out the opilways anyway, then how about drilling some holes across the centre to weaken it, and use a hammer and cold chisel to bend it and get them out?


rusty nuts - 22/4/10 at 06:47 PM

Try using a drift down the center of the hexagon and give each plug a few good clouts then using a good correct size Allen key to undo them . I used a bit of extra leverage when I did mine as they were pretty tight.